KPMG is a professional service company and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY), and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). ... Its tax and advisory services are further divided into various service groups. The name "KPMG" stands for "Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler.



Lynne Doughtie is U.S. Chairman and CEO of KPMG — one of the world's leading professional services firms. She also is a member of KPMG's Global Board and Executive Committee. From 2011 to 2015, Lynne served as vice chair of KPMG's Advisory business, establishing Advisory as the firm's fastest growing business.



KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services. We operate in 154 countries and have more than 200,000 professionals working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative, a Swiss entity.


James Marwick founded the accounting firm Marwick, Mitchell & Co. with Roger Mitchell in New York City in 1897. G is for Goerdeler. Dr. Reinhard Goerdeler was for many years chairman of Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft and later chairman of KPMG. He is credited with laying much of the groundwork for the KMG merger.

Nearly two years ago, KPMG Consulting, Inc. broke away from accounting firm KPMG. The new company was publicly traded on the NASDAQ as KCIN. Today, KPMG Consulting, Inc. is rebranded with a new name, a new ticker symbol, and a new stock exchange.